Qualities
Besides my outstanding ethos on work output quality, my attitude and self-expression is displayed in my development and work output, and rubs off on all people I work with.
I work well with others, usually in a leading-by-example role, with vision and analytical problem solving methods for any given situation.
Personal Information
- Marital status: Married
- Three children (Boys)
- Nationality: South African
Freelance Work
- http://michaelbeuster.co.za
June 2017 – November 2017 SkyL4rk PTY LTD
Owner developer
skyl4rk.co.za
I broke away and planted my feet on the ground again as a digital agency, concentrating on clients made over the years
June 2017 – November 2017 ATKIT Ballito
Digital engineer / Design developer
http://atkit.net
I joined ATKIT this year to head up a development department to aid the owner/developer on the companies software products.
I was exposed to new technology and coding practices to continue and maintain the software that existing clients are using, as well as new developments that allow the company to grow in new genres
Notably, for one client, I designed and developed logic for a complete fuel delivery system, including load balancing and route planning, gathering clients geo-coords and plotting a safe delivery path in order of load drop-off.
In summary, I added the following to my development quiver:
- Sequel Server Reports
- SQL database development and management
- Bluetooth beacon tracking development
- NFC tag integration development
- HTML5 hybrid multi-platform mobile development
- SQL Server Management Studio
- SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio
- Task based GPS logic
Feb 2014 – June 2017 Exchange4free Ballito
Digital engineer / Design developer
https://exchange4free.com
https://exchange4free.co.za
My work scope for exchange4free has been varied and vast in the past years.
I was scoped and hired originally as a marketing designer, to handle all front end design on the companies multiple website and mobile portals.
As exchange4free already had two platforms (.com and .co.uk), I needed to continue and design around the framework already in place. I recreated all templates, and added an extra 14 versions of the site (country specific) to the arsenal. This included the GUI as well as the UIX.
I redesigned and developed the transactional portal of the system, where the full working deployment was sent to another IT company for white-label integrations.
I developed php work-around solutions for clients to embed the white-label software into.
I co-worked on our USSD platform (where you dial *134*562# for transaction options), which needed me to learn Python and Django in a short period of time to avoid down time.
In summary, I am involved with:
- Corporate CI design and development
- SEO on all 6 global sites through Google webmasters
- Website development on 6 sites
- Mobile development
- Mobile app design and development
- Marketing advertising design
- Animated demo videos for product (walkthroughs)
- Google remarketing banners (animated flash development)
- IT support
- USSD development
- Digital footprint branding : Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube
- Business card and presentation folder design
- Billboard company advert design
February 2010 – October 2013 B4SHAW Bryanston/Ballito
Lead developer
In 2010 I added 14yrs of design/development experience into an already established digital development agency, B4shaw Development Studio.
B4shaw was the sole provider as a digital (sewn-to-the-hip) hot shop provider to EuroRSCG and EuroRSCG4D, now known as Havas World Wide. Over the years we handled the entire digital development process, from the simplest animations to the most complex inter-agency communications application development.
Late 2012 B4shaw moved digital agencies to DDB Johannesburg, to which we currently develop for, and I expanded my digital experience to epic proportions. I relocated with the company to Ballito KZN in 2013.
http://www.b4shaw.com
Volvo
Peugeot
Citroën
MacDonald’s
PPS Insurance Providers
5Gum (Wrigley’s)
Peermont (Emperors Palace)
Dulux
Pnet
Havas Worldwide and Digital
HP - Shop
Isover International
Kenya Power (Kenya)
Netcare 911